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Every F1 team's reserve driver ahead of 2022 season

Article To news overview © Getty Images/Red Bull Contentpool Rarely are they called upon but Formula 1 teams more often than not keep a test and reserve driver locked away for safekeeping, ready to be put in the car if required. In recent seasons, F1 has seen some memorable replacement drivers, with some even coming close to winning races and scoring podiums during their one-off stints in the car. In 2020, Nico Hulkenberg qualified his Racing Point in the top three at Silverstone, despite only being a stand-in driver. Later that season, it was young George Russell who stole the show in Bahrain when he was on course to win the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, piloting Lewis Hamilton's car, before...
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